Trap



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- Application filecl February 27, 1922. Serial No. 539,877.

To all whom t may concem:

Be it known 'that I, VILMM :i citizen of 'the VUnited StatesD illsitle,in the countj,T of Union end ew Jersey, here inrentecl certain new anzluseful linprovcnients in Tre ot iii'hich the :following o,specification. i

The invention relates to animal trnps7 zintl. is especiellj,T useful inconnection with mouse end rat trsps, end has for its object. to improveand econoinize in the Vgeneral construction ot the trepsibjq s newconstruction encl :'irrsngeinent of certain ot' the working): elementsthereot resultinz in e conrenient emil secure setting; o'E the trop endalso a certainty that the hait can he re the s-ninielwithont spring'ino'the t improvements reletii more porticul the setting; sncl springlngfdevices. be here stetecl that said nnrorenients epplicable to tre-pseither ot the strilter typ or of the celje type. without change in thnature of the invention. i

Vlith such objects in View, zi-swell es other eclventazes which nmy heincitlent to the nse of the irnprovelnentsa the in"1iention consists in'the parts anel cornhinetions thereot herm ina'lter set forte anelclainieal, with the nnclerstending that the sev ral necessary ele-`ments constitutinp; the same inajf he Vuried in proportions anelarrengeinent without (le-v partinzttroin thenfiiture final scfym o theinvention.

ln ortler to mele the invention :nero clearli,Y unclerstootl there eroshown in the ecconipnnying clrowinpgs'means fe" czn'r;ringV the silnieinto practieul eliiect wit nut limit- .ing` the improvements, in theirnsezf'ul applh ll N Ill' 5 cations, to the particul constructions which.for the purnose ot e n anetioinhfire been made the subject ofillustmtion.

v In said clrewingsz" l i Fig'. 1 is a perspectivo view ot a trap of theStriker type, 'einbodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan View ot' the same.

3 is zi-'sicle View.

F 4. is a, rletziil 'View pnrtly in section showing the action of thesetting and trip;- ger elements in the setting of the trop.

Referring; to the clrawings 1 inflicates the base of the trap which isoften ot woofl but .is herein shown as of sufficient-ly stif' Sheetmetal having cut out and bent up therefroni hearing ears 2, 2 and 3, 3for the support of i in'ountl the shatt at :it the points 7.

inountecl thereon, to tnrn therewith or relai tiife thereto., theStriker 5 which is or may he of usuzzl U-shepetl form. 6 is the settingi side thereo so es to bo capable ot impelling;

the Striker strongly flownward to enrl :ie'sinst the base l.V is thesettings shafft inounted in the beorino: cars 8 anel supportingz` thehait firm 13, the bait :irm lifter 14 and the +1-' 15 the letter being:arrang'ed to hool; ov= thesettinz' element 6 sutiiciently to mainteinthe Striker in raisecl position` nrovitlecl the h. 't erm he proper f;supported; The said parts ll anel 15 :ire pretera-hljv made ot' a single'piece ot wi'e coilefl. end. bent anel entenfletl illustretecl. or aneqni'valent intmner7 the internieointe port thereo'f being4 for ecl scoil 16 which emi hreces the shaft 12.

The hst erni is supported` in its nositin to holtl the trop set (seen inFig. l) hf: niefins of? :i niece 17 ot suitable beit, i''or instai ce :inieco ot cheese or other substance attractive to the eni In oreer thatthe hoit. ineff lie more reschli7` withclrown from under he heit arm theextremitjr ot the latter is rorinefl with a, (lepenrling antl rouncletlportion lo which rcsts smoothly on the hnit so to allow the letter to hceasily with- (lrawn to allow the clropping'; of the lwait erm to theposition which will permit the sprinpin; ot the trop.

The extreinity 19 (best shown in of the trig'ger hos a. sutlicientupwartl inclinstion or wcflpe Shane so th the upwarl pressure of thesetting: firm 6 will throw oil the trirfg'er es soon the hztit firmdrops. thereby entrely setting tree the arin 6 and Striker 5 to beiinpelled by the spring; arms 11 tor the killing or catching of theanimal the instant when it removes the bait from uncler the bait arrm.

In the setting ot the trapthe trap may be taken in one hand: end thesetting element 6 depressed. by the thumb Whereupon said.

mal-catching element.

arm will enconnter the bait arin lifter ll and press it in suchdirection as to lift the bait` arm in a manner which Will be readilyunderstood. VVhen the l bait arm is tlius lifted the bait is insertedwith the other hand in `proper p-lace beneath the part 18, and then thepressure of the thumb is released. When the bait arm is ari'ested by thebait the trigger will remain in the position shownl by dotted lines inFig. i so that it Will a-rrest the upward movement of the setting'element 6 and hold the ti'ap set so long as the bait is not removed. Ifthe animal should not attempt to take-away the bait but to consume itWhile in place, nevertheless the consuinption of the bait Will Vcausethe dropping` of the bait arm and the springing of the trap as alreadydescribed.

I use the words animal-eatching element to include a striker which hillsor hol'ds the animal, and also a door which and trigger mechanismbeing:` adaptable to VariousV forms of traps.

VVhat I claim is- 1. In a setting mechanisin for traps, the

combination of a movable element adapted to be held by the bait inposition to maintain the trap set, an anim*al-catching` element, meanswhereby the setting;` of the lat-tel' moves the said inovable element toreceive the bait and to be al'i'ested thereby, and means connected withsaid movable element foi` holding and releasing said ani- 2. In a.setting mechanisin for traps, the

'combination of a bait arm adapted to be held by the bait in position tomaintain the ti'ap set, an animal-catching;` element, means whei'eby thesetting of the latter moves the said bait arm to receive the bait and tobe arrested thereby, and a trigrger connected with said bait arm forholding and releasing said animal-catching element..

`3..]n a settin mechanisin `for tra s` the combination of a bait armadapted to be held bythe bait in position to maintain the tra-p set, anVaninial-catching element, and a ti'igker fornied and turning With saidbait arm for holding and releasing' said animalcatching element.

4; n a setting mechanisin for traps, the

combination of a movable element adapted `to be held by the bait inposition to maintain the trap set, an ani-inal-catching` ele`` ifiaioement, means whereby' the setting of the latter moi/'es the saidmovableelement to receive the bait and to be arrested thereby, and meansconnectedwith said mov'able element and having van inclined surface for.holding and releasing said animal-catching moving substantiallyhorizontally-and the said movable element movingltherewith substantiallyyertically.

6. In a settingniechanism fortraps, the combination` of aimovableelement adapted to be held by the bait in position to maintain thetrapset, an animal-catching element, means Whei'eby the settingof thelatter nioves the said inovable element' to receive the bait and tobeari'ested thereby, and a trigger connected with said Vmovable elementand' having' an incl'inedsurface for holding and releasing-saidanimal-catching element, said inclined surface moving substantiallyhoi'zontally and the said moyanie element movin therewith substantially'Ver- V tically..

r. In a setting inechanism for traps, the combination of a pivotedmovableielement adapted to be held by the bait in position to maintainthe trap set, an anlmal-catching element, pivoted means Whereby thesettingl of the latter moves the said movable element axis.

8. The combination of a bait ai'- ranged tov be held inv setV positionby the bait, ananimal-catching element having a setting arni, aibait armlifteron the bait arm which is actuated by the setting arm to lift thebait arnr, and a trigger on said lifter for holdingand releasing thesetting arm.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

VVILLIAIVIl F. BUTLER.

